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IMPROVING THE TRADING ENVIRONMENT OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN HAWKERS INDUSTRY
3 ABSTRACT
Hawkers contribute to the economic development of a country but do not receive much support from government to improve their trading conditions. The purpose of this paper is to explore how the trading environment of hawkers can be improved. A quantitative study was conducted, by interviewing 100 hawkers in Tzaneen. The empirical results identified how trading conditions of the hawker industry can be improved. Almost half of the hawkers are not aware that they need a hawkers permit issued by the local municipality giving them permission to trade. Guidelines on how the local municipality can assist in improving their trading conditions in term of infrastructure such as water, sanitation and a shelter and security issues are provided. This paper indicates that hawkers can assist in economic growth and relieve unemployment in the country.